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Scores of people are confirmed dead in monsoon season floods in northwestern Myanmar as the country seeks international assistance for the victims. Diane Hodges reports.
The United States condemns Myanmar's junta for dissolving the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and warns that the move would bring more instability. "We strongly condemn the Burma military regime's decision to abolish 40 political parties, including the National League for Democracy," State Department Spokesman Vedant Patel says, using Myanmar's former name. "Any election without the participation of all stakeholders in Burma would not be and cannot be considered free or fair and, given the widespread opposition to military rule, the regime's unilateral push towards elections likely will escalate instability," he adds. SOUNDBITE
Myanmar, Jul 27 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar military rulers have formally annulled the Nov.8 election results, claiming widespread irregularities by the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) of Aung San Suu Kyi, state media reported Tuesday.The military claimed that a probe found 11.3 million fraud cases in the elections swept by the NLD. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI, PEOPLE VOTING AND ANTI COUP PROTESTS.
Some 100 protesters march briefly in Yangon's Tamwe township, chanting “let’s end military dictatorship” and “let’s root out the fascist army”. A flag representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is also burned. ASEAN has led diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, but the regional bloc is not known for its diplomatic clout, and observers have questioned how effectively it can influence events in the country. Meanwhile, the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hear its first testimony in a junta court Monday, more than four months after February's military coup. The junta has brought a variety of charges against the Nobel laureate, from illegally accepting 11 kilograms of gold to breaking a colonial-era secrecy law. IMAGES
Naypyitaw, May 24 (EFE/EPA).- Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday appeared in person for the first time before a special court in Naypyitaw that is trying her for a series of alleged crimes committed prior to the military coup on Feb. 1, her lawyers told media.The ousted State Counselor and Foreign Minister, under house arrest in Myanmar's capital city since the coup and had not been seen in public ever since, was also able to meet with her lawyers in person for the first time. (Camera: STRINGER).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF NAYPYITAWAND AN INTERVIEW WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S LAWYER, KHIN MAUNG ZAW. SOUND BITE: AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S LAWYER, KHIN MAUNG ZAW (IN ENGLISH).
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